K2-72 e
Description: K2-72e (also known by its EPIC designation EPIC 206209135.04), is a confirmed exoplanet, likely rocky, orbiting within the habitable zone of the red dwarf star K2-72, the outermost of four such planets discovered in the system by NASA's Kepler spacecraft on its "Second Light" mission. It is located about 217.1 light-years (66.56 parsecs, or nearly 2.0538×1015 km) away from Earth in the constellation of Aquarius. The exoplanet was found by using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured.
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter mass): Unknown
Radius (Jupiter radius): 0.115 RJ
Density: 5.66 g/cm³
Equilibrium Temperature: Unknown
Orbital Parameters
Orbital Period: 24.158868 days
Semi-major Axis: 0.106 AU
Eccentricity: 0.11
Inclination: 89.68°
Host Star Properties
Host Star: K2-72
Spectral Type: Unknown
Temperature: 3360.47 K
Stellar Mass: 0.27 M☉
Stellar Radius: 0.33 R☉
Discovery Information
Planet Letter: e
Object ID: 3.907
Host ID: 2.126903
Discovery Date: 2016-09
Discovery Year: 2016
Discovery Method: Transit
Discovery Locale: Space
Discovery Facility: K2
Discovery Instrument: Kepler CCD Array